University of Northern Iowa
Western Illinois
Tennis Team Fights Off Western Illinois 6-1
2/25/2005 7:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 25, 2005
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - -
The University of Northern Iowa women's tennis team faced a hard fighting Western Illinois team Friday afternoon, but prevailed 6-1. The Panthers hadn't dropped a match all season but lost their first one in the closest match of the season.
Freshman Agnese Pukse battled with Christine Haas for nearly two hours, lost her singles match, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 5-7. Pukse was down 1-4 in the third set, battled back to force a 5-5 tie before Haas won the final two games.
Senior Jaime Noyce is off to an amazing start, winning both her matches today to bring her record to 12-0 this season. She had nine total wins last season. The Panthers are in action Sunday (Feb. 27) at 10 a.m. against Southeast Missouri State at the Black Hawk Tennis Club.
RESULTS:
Doubles
#1 Mariana Muraca / Meghana Paritala (UNI) def. Christine Haas / Amber Lenfert (Western Ill.) 8-3
#2 Agnese Pukse (UNI) def. Diane Lutzke / Jennifer Lutzke (Western Ill.) 8-0
#3 Jaime Noyce / Sara Kendall (UNI) def. Jessica Drake / Tracey Forkin (Western Ill.) 8-0
Singles
#1 Meghana Paritala (UNI) def. Amber Lenfert (Western Ill.) 6-2, 6-0
#2 Christine Hass (Western Ill.) def. Agnese Pukse (UNI) 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 7-5
#3 Jaime Noyce (UNI) def. Diane Lutzke 6-4, 6-1
#4 Mariana Muraca (UNI) def. Jennifer Lutzke 6-0, 6-0
#5 Carolina Hannes (UNI) def. Tracey Forkin 6-0, 6-2
#6 Meredith Esbeck (UNI) def. Jessica Drake 6-1, 6-3
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